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The More Expensive the Plastic Surgery, the Better the Results?
By buying a house, an auto or a watch it is normally so: the more you pay, the more you get. Is that valid when choosing a plastic surgeon or is it more likely a placebo effect? For instance, is there a real difference between a $5000 rhinoplasty and a $25000 one?
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Anna Paula
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Is a Surgeon Who Charges More, Better?
I think that surgeon's fees are the most variable part of surgery. For instance a saline breast augmentation in Northern Virgina is anywhere from $4800 to $8000. Are the higher charging surgeons any better? Or are their egos just bigger? Usually the second is more the case. Some surgeons look at how much they have to make on each case to meet accounts payables. Others look as how much they think they're worth per hour. I tend to look at how difficult the surgery is price according to...
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Higher price does not always mean better quality.
There is no definitive answer. Generally a surgeon who charges alot does so because he/she is in demand but that does not necessarily make them good. Such is the case with the "plastic surgeon" who injected Priscilla Presley. It was recently discovered that he did not even hold a valid medical license let alone have a plastic surgery degree, He apparently was charging up to $7000 for silicone injections. This is quite an outlandish price but it does not mean that he was great,...
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Surgeon's fees
Surgical fees will vary dramatically across the country and even in the same city. Beware of surgeon's fees which are not dramatically higher or lower than the norm for your area. If it is too high, then the surgeon may have lost passion in performing surgery. If it is too low, then the surgeon may be cutting corners and sacrificing quality/safety.
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Plastic Surgery Fees
Yes and no. You can get good plastic surgery for less and bad plastic surgery for more. It really depends on who does your surgery.
Just remember: look for a plastic surgeon that you feel comfortable with and look at the before and after and the work they have done. The last thing you look at is the price. You are having surgery on your body and is a life long investment, so dont go price shopping, go surgeon shopping!
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Fees and plastic surgery
While the highest fee for surgery in a given area of the country does not always guarantee a perfect or better result, the opposite may be more likely. Cheap surgery in a given area of the country may be cheap for a good reason to encourage people to come to that specific doctor and more likely an inexperienced one.
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Plastic Surgery Fee Variation
No. Results are not directly correlated with the price of surgery.
Plastic surgery fees vary based on several factors including:
geography
specific cosmetic procedure
potential insurance coverage for part of procedure
difficulty of procedure
special equipment or implants
training and expertise of plastic surgeon
reputation of plastic surgeon
The surgeon's fee is just one factor which affects the decision in choosing a plastic surgeon for cosmetic surgery. One must look at everything. Best...
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Many considerations go into any particular surgeon's fees
Hi there-
In general, a surgeon's fees will reflect the following variables:
- Geography... you should always expect to pay more for goods in services in regions where the cost of living is greater
- Reputation... If a surgeon is known for outstanding results in breast surgery (or any
other procedure or technique), you should probably expect to pay more for his/her
expertise in this area.
- Ancillary costs...
Too often, I'm afraid, patients fall into the trap of thinking t
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